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Tigard summarizes progress on homelessness, climate, IT and public safety goals; safe‑parking pilot, heat‑pump program and Tyler billing cited
Summary
Staff briefed the council on the 2023–2025 council goals: expansion of transitional shelter, a Safe Parking pilot, upcoming regional point‑in‑time count, climate program advances (including SolSmart gold), progress on the Tyler enterprise system and ongoing public safety initiatives including Hall Boulevard jurisdiction discussion.
Tigard city staff delivered a high‑level update on the council’s 2023–2025 goals, reporting progress across houselessness response, climate action, modernization of city services and community safety.
Houselessness Program manager Kim Ezell and houselessness liaison Megan Cohen reviewed outcomes and next steps. Staff highlighted opening Family Promise of Tualatin Valley (the city endorsed a $1,000,000 grant) and expansion of Just Compassion from 20 beds to 60 for adults. The city launched a Safe Parking pilot on a city lot that served seven people in four households in its first three months; staff said they expect to bring two additional host sites online and announced an open house about a second host site at Tigard Library on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 6–7:30 p.m. The council was told the regional point‑in‑time count for unsheltered people will focus on the night of Jan. 22 with outreach teams and two stationary counting sites (Tigard and Tualatin libraries); results are expected in spring 2025.
Climate and sustainability Lindsay Washburn, a strategic program manager, said Tigard advanced its climate efforts with a greenhouse‑gas inventory, a heat‑pump incentive program run with Earth Advantage and the Oregon Department of Energy, and an upgrade in SolSmart designation from silver to gold for local solar‑friendly policies. Staff said 35 climate‑related projects are in various phases and that a focused climate action plan with prioritized operational measures will be presented in spring 2025; a broader climate task force is planned for fall 2025.
Modernizing city services IT Director Carrie Anderson reported progress on the Tyler enterprise resource planning implementation: utility billing went live with two billing cycles and about 80 percent customer adoption; internal HR modules launched; permitting/licensing (the largest remaining module) is scheduled for 2025. Staff said they will continue change‑management work and share materials about that process with council.
Community safety Assistant City Manager Emily Trich and Police Chief JB Macdonald described continued community outreach (more than 120 events last year) and an ongoing jurisdictional transfer proposal for Hall Boulevard; the joint committee recommended advancing Hall Boulevard for funding and transfer pending the state legislative session. Staff noted traffic‑calming and lower neighborhood speed limits as safety measures and previewed an upcoming facilities modernization presentation (the council later acted on a project‑director contract).
Why it matters Council members praised staff and community partners for measurable delivery on priorities and asked for specifics for upcoming actions: details on Safe Parking host‑site locations and operations; clarity on data linking rental‑registration programs to housing outcomes (a councilor requested outside examples); and continued coordination with Metro and Washington County on homelessness funding.
Ending Staff framed the updates as the last report under the 2023–2025 goals before the council sets a new goals slate for 2025–2027. Councilors asked staff to return with more data where requested and to keep the public informed about next steps and community events.
